Al-Shara confers with Sri Lanka ambassador

Originally published January 28, 2002

The Syrian Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received Muhammad Ismael Mohsin, Sri Lanka's new ambassador in Damascus and the director of the consulate affairs at the Sri Lanka's foreign ministry Muhammad Zawaheir.

Mohsin handed al-Shara with a copy of his credentials as his country's ambassador in Damascus.

Al-Shara welcomed the new ambassador, hoping him success in his new mission to strengthening and developing bilateral relations between Syria and Sri Lanka.

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